Wildabeest
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Wasatch range just hit 30ft total accumulation for the season at Alta. Epic snow so far. We’ve had 3ft in the past two days. Good for both skiing and building some snowpack to help with the summer droughts. ⛷
Drought for the west
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Laszlo Cravensworth
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We're tracking very similarly @Chama Grande
We rely on that late winter/early spring accumulation and just didn't get it last year. SWE is 102% today but that won't mean much if it doesn't keep up.
I just read that they're anticipating Cachuma will spill over for the first time in 12 years in SoCal. My parents lived in that area in the 80s and 3 weeks ago my dad said it was the lowest he had ever seen it.
We rely on that late winter/early spring accumulation and just didn't get it last year. SWE is 102% today but that won't mean much if it doesn't keep up.
I just read that they're anticipating Cachuma will spill over for the first time in 12 years in SoCal. My parents lived in that area in the 80s and 3 weeks ago my dad said it was the lowest he had ever seen it.
Irrelevant
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I've certainly seen the west in worse condition. I personally have about normal snow quantity as previous years, but feel like my SWE is quite a bit higher. We have almost 2' of solid, wet, heavy, but crusted snow in our yard. Last year we had ~4' right now, but it was light, fluffy, and wadable.
Laszlo Cravensworth
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Here's something I put together today. This is the combination of Rogue River drainage reservoirs that feed our 3 irrigation districts.
This is only a 7 year average so the dashed line is likely depressed compared to the historical average. 2017 is shown as it was the 30 year record precip year.
Better than last year. Not good though.
This is only a 7 year average so the dashed line is likely depressed compared to the historical average. 2017 is shown as it was the 30 year record precip year.
Better than last year. Not good though.
Laszlo Cravensworth
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No it's clear. It doesn't snow down here anymore...
The diamond lake connection could be a different story though.
Rainer
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I really hope some of this moisture makes it down to the aquafers. I hear the ground water levels are basically dry in some counties.
Chama Grande
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What's the raw data here? Is it the daily percent of average figures? You might be better off using the raw SWE numbers because the profile switch from 1980-2010 to 1990-2020.
Laszlo Cravensworth
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Acre feet of water. This is the combined level of each reservoir divided by the "total" capacity.
Chama Grande
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Ahhh, I should read titles
Rainer
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I guess I could kiss bass fishing in Lake Powell goodbye. I do understand the reasoning of now draining the rest of what's left into Mead
Irrelevant
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Probably deserves it's own thread but thought this was very interesting.
app.westernwatermarket.com
>20 Trillion Liters/Year premium freshwater for 20 Years on Western Water Market
>20 Trillion Liters/Year premium freshwater for 20 Years by Thomas Schumann Capital on Western Water Market
app.westernwatermarket.com
"In 2019 President Trump’s plan to purchase Greenland failed."Probably deserves it's own thread but thought this was very interesting.
>20 Trillion Liters/Year premium freshwater for 20 Years on Western Water Market
>20 Trillion Liters/Year premium freshwater for 20 Years by Thomas Schumann Capital on Western Water Market
LOL
Dougfirtree
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That's the real question, I think. I was listening to someone on the radio talk about California and how it would take many, many years of this heavy rain to make a dent in the depleted aquafers. I wish I could remember the details.
